English
sojourn
Sojourn comes from Old French sojor ‘time spent in a given place’, from Late Latin diurnus ‘lasting for a day’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- ‘sky, heaven’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dyew-‘sky, heaven’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dyḗws‘heaven, sky’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*djēmreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaccusative
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdies‘day’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEdiurnus‘lasting for a day’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*subdiurnārereconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400sojor‘time spent in a given place’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sojourne
- Englishearliest quotation 1611sojourn
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dyew-‘sky, heaven’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dyḗws‘heaven, sky’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*djēmreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaccusative
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdies‘day’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEdiurnus‘lasting for a day’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*subdiurnārereconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400sojor‘time spent in a given place’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sojourne
- Englishearliest quotation 1611sojourn
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there.”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dyew- ‘sky, heaven’
divine, dev, deity, divinity, diva, div, deuce, divination, joss, deva, jovial, deism, deist, deification, 29 more
through Latin accusative
through Latin dies ‘day’
die, diary, dial, journalism, meridian, diurnal, 11 more
through Late Latin diurnus ‘lasting for a day’
Today it means
noun A short stay somewhere.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dyew- / sojourn